BroadwayDramaMusical1964
Golden Boy
- Dates
- Oct 20, 1964 – Mar 5, 1966
- Performances
- 568
About
Golden Boy is a musical in two acts with a book by Clifford Odets and William Gibson, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. Based on the 1937 play of the same name by Odets, it focuses on Joe Wellington, a young man from Harlem who, despite his family's objections, turns to prizefighting as a means of escaping his ghetto roots and finding fame and fortune. He crosses paths with Mephistopheles-like promoter Eddie Satin and eventually betrays his manager Tom Moody when he becomes romantically involved with Moody's girlfriend Lorna Moon. The musical premiered in 1964.